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Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 vs W-2150B
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Games supported
100%
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Price now
160$
Games supported
100%
General info
Comparing Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E5-2697 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance rating | 362 | 378 |
| Value for money | no data | 41.29 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | Intel Xeon E5 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) | Broadwell (2015−2019) |
| Release date | 5 June 2017 (5 years old) | 20 June 2016 (6 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,702 |
| Current price | no data | $160 (0.1x MSRP) |
Value for money
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Technical specs
Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E5-2697 v4 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 10 (Deca-Core) | 18 (Octadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 20 | 36 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus support | 4 × 8 GT/s | 2 × 9.6 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 4.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 13.75 MB (shared) | 45 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 484 mm2 | 456.12 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 79 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 68 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 7200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E5-2697 v4 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 2 |
| Socket | 2066 | FCLGA2011-3 |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 120 Watt | 145 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E5-2697 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | no data | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 46 Bit |
Security technologies
Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E5-2697 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E5-2697 v4 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E5-2697 v4. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | 1.5 TB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E5-2697 v4.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 40 |
Benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Overall score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
- Passmark
- GeekBench 5 Single-Core
- GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 67%
Xeon W-2150B outperforms Xeon E5-2697 v4 by 3% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 37%
Xeon W-2150B outperforms Xeon E5-2697 v4 by 28% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 37%
Xeon E5-2697 v4 outperforms Xeon W-2150B by 1% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance rating | 16.21 | 15.74 |
| Recency | 5 June 2017 | 20 June 2016 |
| Boost clock speed | 4500 | 2300 |
| Base clock speed | 3000 | 0 |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 120 Watt | 145 Watt |
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